Folding go-cart.



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FOLDING (iO-CART.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELVIS DEPERSENAIRE, OF NEW YORK, N.` Y.

FOLDING GO-CART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 639,670, dated December 19, 1895'.

Application filed March 29 1 S99 To all Ld/wm, t may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIs DEPERSENAIRE, of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding Gro-Cart, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a gocart constructed in sections joined together, so that the cart may be extended rigidly into operative position or folded compactly when not in use; and the object of the invention is to so construct the device that when folded it will be more compact, light, and easily handled than folding vehicles previously produced.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my invention, while t-he claims deline the actual scope thereof.

` Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure lis a vertical section, on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2, of a folding go-cart embodying` my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a plan View of the go-cart folded.

The go-cart has two large rear wheels 5 and two small front wheels 6. The wheels 5 are mounted on stub-axles carried, respectively, on blocks 7. (Shown best in Fig. 3.) These blocks 7 arc respectively fastened to the two coupling-bars 8,V which are located one on each side of the go-cart. The front ends of the coupling-bars S are curved forwardly and downwardly and respectively carry the stubaxles on which the front wheels are mounted. The rear ends of the coupling-bars S are bent inwardly and upwardly and thence rearwardly and upwardly to a point above the seat of the go-cart,to be hereinafter described. The coupling-bars S are connected with each other by means of two pairs of jointed links 9, the members of each pair being attached, respectively, to the coupling-bars and the members being -joined to each other by the pivots and pins and slots, as shown, which provide knuckle-joints for the said members of the bars. The coupling-bars 8 are further connected with each other at the points of the wheels 5 and 6 by means of coupling-links 10 shown.

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and 1l. The coupling-links 10 are provided adjacent to the rear wheels 5 and are com# posed of two pairs located the one pair over' the other and arranged as the links 9, except that the links 10 are pivoted to the blocks 7, as may be seen best in Fig. 3. The links 11 are composed of one pair the members of which are respectively pivoted to the front terminals of the coupling-bars S. By means of this arrangement the coupling-bars 8, with the wheels 5 and 6, may be extended apart from each other, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or they may be folded to lie in immediate proximity with each other, as shown in Fig. 4L. When folded as in Fig. et, the lower pair of links 9 fold rearwardly and the links 10 fold forwardly, thus protecting the joint of the links 9 between the pairs of links 10, as indicated in the dotted lines in Fig. et. The upper pair of links 9 fold upwardly and the links 11 fold rearwardly.

The seat 12 of the go-cart is formed of a section of canvas or other flexible material the end portions of which are extended upward to form the sides 14 of the seat. The seat is supported by means of a bar 15 at each side of the go-cart, such bars being respectively fastened to the rear portions of the coupling-bars 8 at the rear ends of the bars 15 and having their front ends fastened to bars 16, which are respectively fastened to the tops of the horizontal portions of the coupling-bars 8 and pass upwardly above the seat 12 and thence rearwardly and horizontally to the upper extremities of the coupling-bars 8, to which the rear ends of the bars 16 are fastened. If desired, the canvas forming the seat 12 may be clamped against the under side of the bars 15 by means of cleats 17, as The horizontal portions of the bars 16 respectively carry the arm-rests 18. The bars 16 are connected with each other by a pair of jointed links 19, similar to the links 9," 10, and 1l. A foot-rest 2O is formed by a section of canvas att-ached to the front portions of the coupling-bars 8 and extending between the same. For the purpose of holding the child in the cart two straps 21 are provided, which may be joined to each other by hereinafter, a third strap 22 is provided, which ICO strap is attached. to the right-hand arm-rest 1S. The straps 2l are respectively attached to the arln-rests. The strap 22 is provided with a comparatively large opening 23, and the Strap 2l, that is connected to the opposite arm-rest, is provided with a similar opening 24 for use as will be hereinafter explained.

The handle of the go-cart is formed of two bars 25, arranged one at each side and respectively pivoted to the upper extremities of the connecting-bars 8 by means of eyes or like devices 26. (See Fig. l.) The bars 25 of the handle are held in operative position, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, by means of a hook 27, attached to each bar and arranged to operate with corresponding pins 28, attached one to each coupling-bar 8. Two backs 29 and 30 are provided and formed each of sections of canvas, the section of the back 29 having its ends respectively joined to the rear terminals of the bars 8 and the canvas of the back 30 having its ends respectively joined to the bars 25 of the handle. The bars 25 are connected with each other by means of jointed links 3l, similar to the links 9, 10,11, and 19. A bar 32 is provided at its ends with pins 33, (see the dotted lines in Fig. 3,) which pins are adapted to project through eyes 34,formed, respectively, at the upper extremities of the bars 25. These pins 33 are threaded and carry, respectively, thumb-nuts 35, which serve to hold the bar 32V in place when the go-cart is adjusted for operation. When the go-cart is folded, the bar 32 is removed, and one of the pins 33 is engaged with the aperture 23 of the strap 22 and the other pin is engaged with the openin-g24 of the oppositely-situated strap 21. The thumb-nuts 35 are then secured in place, as shown in Fig. il, and a handle by which to grasp and carry the folded go-cart is thus provided.

When the go-cart is extended, the several jointed links are extended, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3, and a rigid structure is provided. To fold the go-cart, the joints of the* several links should be bent, and the sides of the cart, each side composed of one coupling-bar 8 and one bar of each pair of bars 16, 18, l5, and 25, should be moved together, as shown in Fig. 4, thus contracting the go-cart into a small compass, as illustrated. The bar 32 should be removed from the bars 25 and engaged with the straps 22 and 2l, as explained.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- l. A folding vehicle, having two couplingbars respectively at the sides thereof, each coupling-bar having its front end extended downward and its rear end extended upwardly, a handle-bar pivoted to each coupling-bar,

jointed links serving to join the handle-bars together., jointed links serving to join the coupling-bars together, wheels carried by the coupling-bars, the forward wheels being carried at the down wardly-bent front ends of the clamping-bars and a seat supported on the coupling-bars.

2.` A folding vehicle having coupling-bars respectively at the sides thereof, the rear extremities of the coupling-bars being projected upward, supporting wheels carried on the coupling-bars, handled bars pivoted to the rear extremities of the coupling-bars, jointed links serving to connect the handle bars, jointed links serving to connect the couplingbars, and a seat supported on the couplingbars.

3. A folding vehicle, having coupling-bars with their rear ends extended upwardly, links joining the coupling-bars to move toward and -from each other, a seat-bar attached to the upwardly-extended portion of each couplingbar, the seat-bars being extended horizontally and forwardly, arm-rest bars attached to the horizontal portions of the coupling-bars and extended upwardly above the seat-bars and rearwardly to the upper extremities of the coupling-bars, to which the arm-bars are again attached, the front extremities of the seat-bars being joined to the arm-bars, and a seat formed of flexible material attached to the seat-bars and to the arm-bars.

4. A folding vehicle,having sides connected to move toward and from each other, handlebars respectively joined to the sides, a transverse bar extended between and removably connected with the handle-bars, and means on the sides of the vehicle to which the said transverse bar may be connected when the vehicle is folded, to form a handle for the folded vehicle.

5. A folding vehicle, having side members` ELIS DEPERSENAIRE.

Witnesses:

ISAAC B. OWENS, J Nor M. RITTER.

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